Two 15-year-old girls admit killing 14-year-old at Vrindavan protection home
Two 15-year-old girls have admitted to killing a 14-year-old fellow resident at the State Girls Protection Home in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh.
The incident happened on August 21, and reports say the girls believed shutting down the home would mean their release.
A case is being registered for murder on the complaint of the in-charge there, and correspondence has been initiated for a magisterial inquiry into the incident.
Postmortem: victim likely drowned in bucket
Investigators discovered that three girls went into a bathroom together, but only two came out.
A postmortem revealed the victim drowned, likely after being pushed into a bucket of water, with no visible injuries.
After the tragedy, top district officials visited the home to speak with other residents and look into what went wrong.